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KITCHEN CABINET.

Patent ed Oct. 6, 1885.

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KITCHEN CABINET.

No. 327,801. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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\VILLIAM N. LANGLEY, OF UNION CITY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY REITENOUR AND GEORGE W. REITENOUR, OF SAME PLACE.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

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Serial No. 104,257.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LYVILLIAM W. Lnn'omrv,

of Union City, in the county of Darke,-in the State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Kitchen-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in l itchen-cabinets,and is designed to produce a device that shall combine in a small and convenient space receptacles for various articles such as materials used in cooking and the utensils necessary for the same; also, extensible racks and other points of utility, as hereinafter specified.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the device; Fig. 2, a side elevation with parts shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3, a vertical section from front to rear with bins and shelf extended; Fig. at, a plan view of the upper section with top removed, and Fig. 5 a side view of the extensible rack.

A suitable frame is provided with an upwardly-extending back, H, carrying some what above the top of the cabinet a shelf, J.

To the rear of the back are vertical strips H, to which are pivoted strips 1, on a rack, I. This rack is provided with pins,on which may be hung any articles desired. The rack is normally held in an upright position by buttons on the strips H, and may be thrown backward and downward against the lower portion of the back of the cabinet when not in use.

The top or coverA is connected to the frame at the front of the cabinet by a hinge, E, the portion or half of which that connects with said table being angular, so as to allow the said top, when thrown outward and downward, to rest below the surface exposed on top the cabinet-frame. \Vhen closed the sides of the top have the tenons Gin their ends,engagein mortises G in the brackets supporting the shelf J, and forming a part of the back. A view of each of these portions G and G are shown in detail appended to Fig. 3. The

mortise-and-tenon joint serves to stiffen and strengthen the top when closed.

The top A,when open, is held in a horizontal position by an extensible stay-rod consisting of the part B pivoted to the said top and having an eye at its free end, and a part, B", similarly formed, the eyes of each receiving the main portion of the other and pivoted to the frame. The part B is bent at about right angles before reaching the pivotal point, whereby the shoulder 11 is formed, causingthe said part to rest a short distace away from the frame. As the top is opened outwardly the parts B and B will travel on each other, whereby the said stayrod is extended. W'hen in a horizontal position the eye on the partB rests on the shoulder I) and holds the said shelf or top.

The bottom of the top A has on it lateral strips 0, which, when the top is opened outward,prevent the loss of materialsay,of flour in bread-making-by its falling therefrom.

lVithin the lower portion of the cabinet is contained the bin-frame D,of a general rectangular or more nearly square form in crosssection, as in Fig. 3. The bin-frame may be divided into as many compartments as is desir-able.

Through each end, near one corner of the bin frame, passes the pivotal bolt or screw K, supported at the inner end by a hanger, L, suspended from the bottom of the upper sec tion of the body of the cabinet. The position of the pivot permits the rear of the bin to be made much higher than if otherwise placed, at the same time,when open ,engaging with the bottom of the section F, which thereby acts as a stop. The bins can thus be opened, as shown in Fig. 3, without projecting to too great an extent.

When the bins are open,the contents of the table may be emptied into them by placing said table in an upright position, the hinge causing a space between the said table and the frame to which it is pivoted.

The section F may be provided with a series of compartments, m.

Under the shelf J is located a rack, N, consisting of two lazy-tongs with a portion of the arms extended or prolonged, as at 92, Fig. 5, and bars connecting said extensions. One end of the said lazy-tongs is pivoted in suitable bearing-pieces, O. This forms a convenient towel or other rack, that will be entirely out of the way under the shelf J when not in u LOO The operations of the various parts having been set forth, in conjunction with the description of the construction, it will not be repeated.

The bin is so constructed that when closed the back thereof forms a portion of the back of the cabinet, as is evident from Fig. 3.

The pivotal point of the bin, when closed, is Well toward the front, and in no instance does it go beyond the center, thus facilitating the closing thereof, and preventing accidental opening thereof, special advantages not possessed by such bins as have the pivotal point at or below the bottom, or at some distance above the bottom, but centrally located.

I am well aware that it is not broadly new to use a hinged top supported, when opened, by jointed hangers; hence my invention does not broadly cover such construction, nor the manner of pivoting the bins as above set forth.

I claiin- 1. A kitchen'cabinet having'a bin of general rectangular shape, hung pivotally by means of bolts passing through the sides of said cabinet and through the ends of the bin near one corner thereof, said bolts having their inner ends supported by hangers secured to the cabinet-frame, substantially as and for 0 the purpose specified.

2. A kitchen-cabinet having a suitable frame, and a top hinged thereto by means of angle-hinges, and supports or stays for said table, consisting of pivoted rods sliding one 35 on the other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A kitchen-cabinet having a suitable frame, a top hinged thereto by angle-hinges, sides for said top, having tenoned'ends fitting a mortises in the frame, and supports or stays consisting of rods pivoted, respectively, to the table and to the frame and sliding one on the other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

\VILLIAM W'. LANGLEY.

WVitnesses:

J. J.'D0WNING, B. 'I. WILKINsoN, HENRY REITENQUR, GEORGE REITENOUR. 

